Abstract
Post-hypoxic myoclonus (PHM) and Lance–Adams syndrome (LAS) are rare conditions following cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The aim of this study was to identify functional activity in the cerebral cortex after a hypoxic event and to investigate alterations that could be modulated by deep brain stimulation (DBS). A voxel-based subtraction analysis of serial positron emission tomography (PET) scans was performed in a 34-year-old woman with chronic medically refractory PHM that improved with bilateral globus pallidus internus (Gpi) DBS implanted three years after the hypoxic event. The patient required low-frequency stimulation to show myoclonus improvement. Using voxel-based statistical parametric mapping, we identified a decrease in glucose metabolism in the prefrontal lobe including the dorsolateral, orbito-, and inferior prefrontal cortex, which was suspected to be the origin of the myoclonus from postoperative PET/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after DBS. Based on the present study results, voxel-based subtraction of PET appears to be a useful approach for monitoring patients with PHM treated with DBS. Further investigation and continuous follow-up on the use of PET analysis and DBS treatment for patients with PHM are necessary to help understanding the pathophysiology of PHM, or LAS.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 730 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-15 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Brain Sciences |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 Oct |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding: This research was funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), supported by the Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology and Future Planning [NRF‐ 2020R1A2C2008480] and Samsung Research Funding & Incubation Center of Samsung Electronics under Project Number SRFCIT2001‐01.
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Neuroscience(all)